• Iggy Azalea Shrugs Off Macklemore's 'White Privilege II;' Says We Are "Global"

    By now, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' "White Privilege II," has been picked apart and tossed to the sides for the wolves to devour. The rapper released the straightforward and very real track about racial tension in America and how many steal from black culture but don't come around when black lives are in danger. The rapper mentioned Iggy Azalea on the track and it initially didn't go over so well with her. Now it seems she is shrugging off the entire situation and song by saying that we are "global."

  • Macklemore, Ryan Lewis Open Up About New Album, Addiction

    Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are recording a new album, which should be out by the end of the year and covered Complex this month to talk about the process of making the LP. Ben Haggerty also opens up about his struggle with addiction in 2014 as fame started to overwhelm him.

  • Macklemore Confirms New Album on Twitter, Assures Fans 'Heist' Follow-Up Will Be Out in 2015

    It looks like 2015 will be a good year for Macklemore fans. Although nothing official has been announced, the "Thrift Shop" rapper recently responded to a comment on Twitter asking about new music. Mack responded by telling the follower that new material will be out this year, "XXL" notes. The release will be the follow-up to 2012's smash hit "The Heist." RT @loucereal: Its 2015 and I still don't have a new @macklemore album wtf <- you will this year. Believe that — Macklemore (@macklemore) January 1, 2015 This is big news for fans who have been patiently waiting around for new Macklemore music. "The Heist" propelled the rapper and collaborator Ryan Lewis to stardom following a slew of hits like "Same Love," "Can't Hold Us" and "Thrift Shop." The effort went straight to No. 1 on multiple charts, but peaked at No. 2 on the "Billboard" 200. "It's these sort of astute observations on the human condition and keen self-awareness that set this effort apart. That reality, coupled with Ryan Lewis' vast, daring and layered production, makes "The Heist" a truly beautiful album that challenges musical boundaries," "XXL" wrote about the album. Mack recently stopped by Ebro in the Morning to talk about being a white artist in the hip-hop realm.

  • Ryan Lewis Honors HIV-Positive Mom on World AIDS Day

    Dec. 1 was World AIDS Day and actors, celebrities and musicians all lined up to show their support to try and fight one of the deadliest diseases in the world. Kanye West, Bono, Chris Martin, Carrie Underwood and Bruce Springsteen all played a concert for (RED) in Times Square last night to help raise awareness for the fight against AIDS. Ryan Lewis — the producer, dosc jockey and co-songwriter for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis — shared his mother's story dealing with the illness and what he has done since then in launching the 30/30 project. Ryan Lewis took to Instagram to outline the goal of the project and detail his mother's successful fight with the disease, via MTV:

  • Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Have Found A Star in Mary Lambert, Vocalist Performs 'Same Love' at VMA's

    Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were once less-than-mainstream names, and now that they've hot the big time, the duo is exposing the public to a slew of other names that helped make 2012's "The Heist" one of the biggest albums of the year, including "Thrift Shop" vocalist Wanz and "Can't Hold Us" guest Ray Dalton. Sunday night at the MTV Video Music Awards, Mary Lambert, the vocalist carrying the hook for "One Love" made her big debut while performing the song with the duo. She had performed the song with Macklemore on "The Colbert Report," but nothing close to the viewership of the VMA's.

  • Justin Timberlake and Macklemore FEUD? 'Thrift Shop' Rapper Says He's Aiming For 'Take Back The Night' Star At Video Music Awards

    Hip-hop feuds run aplenty, but Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have kept their hands clean in the year where their singles "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us" have dominated the charts. Now that the duo is nominated for six MTV Video Music Awards, Macklemore is speaking out against the artist that's tied them for most nominations: Justin Timberlake. More specifically, he's announced his bitterness over a previously undisclosed hot dog-eating competition when the pair of performers were young.
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